RG Sport - Spacers on F15/F16 X5/X6 F85/F86 X5M/X6M

[skoold2003]

Originally Posted by r33_RGSport

Which wheel are you on?

I got the same setup as rome00710 from this post..

https://f15.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...1&postcount=44

RF17's

22x10 +38mm
22x11.5 +30mm

I think the only difference is that mine isn't lowered and he said his was 1"

[r33_RGSport]

Originally Posted by skoold2003

I got the same setup as rome00710 from this post..

https://f15.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...8;postcount=44

RF17's

22x10 +38mm
22x11.5 +30mm

I think the only difference is that mine isn't lowered and he said his was 1"

Yea, tough one there.
12 mm do fit in the rear, but not in the front.
With 15mm, you'll be poking out 3mm passed the fender.

Your setup is same spec as AC Schnitzer 22" wheel.

[skoold2003]

Originally Posted by r33_RGSport

Yea, tough one there.
12 mm do fit in the rear, but not in the front.
With 15mm, you'll be poking out 3mm passed the fender.

Your setup is same spec as AC Schnitzer 22" wheel.

Yup that's my dilemma. From the options on your site it seems like 5/12 would be the best choice.

Rome said he was running 18's in the rear and it didn't look too bad. Does being lowered make any measurable difference?

[r33_RGSport]

Originally Posted by skoold2003

Yup that's my dilemma. From the options on your site it seems like 5/12 would be the best choice.

Rome said he was running 18's in the rear and it didn't look too bad. Does being lowered make any measurable difference?

Lowered will increase the negative camber.
Especially in the rear on this particular chassis.

1" drop will help you clear that 15mm all around by 1-2mm.

[skoold2003]

Originally Posted by r33_RGSport

Lowered will increase the negative camber.
Especially in the rear on this particular chassis.

1" drop will help you clear that 15mm all around by 1-2mm.

Actually the production date on my X5 is 2014-03-29. Doesn't that mean I have a different front hub?

[r33_RGSport]

Originally Posted by skoold2003

Actually the production date on my X5 is 2014-03-29. Doesn't that mean I have a different front hub?

You may be. But that still doesn't allow you to do 12mm on the front.
The issue was with older H&R 15mm design which was the same as spacer for E70.

[X5M50D]

Thanks Ben for the PM
What make of spacers are they?
The postage cost is making me think if I'm better off getting these from the UK
Be in touch

[r33_RGSport]

Originally Posted by X5M50D

Thanks Ben for the PM
What make of spacers are they?
The postage cost is making me think if I'm better off getting these from the UK
Be in touch

H&R.
Yea, it may be cheaper to get it locally, or even from Germany.

[ELF15X5]

Ben,
Could you pm a price for spacers for a 2017 X5

[r33_RGSport]

Originally Posted by ELF15X5

Ben,
Could you pm a price for spacers for a 2017 X5

PM'ed.

[SupersixM]

Question. I'm about to do a full rotor replace and was considering, being that I'll have all wheels off, to add spacers. My delima is wheel security. Is there any alternative locks available to keep my wheels from ending up on some Honda Accord? Anything from McGard?

[classic_erik]

Originally Posted by SupersixM

Question. I'm about to do a full rotor replace and was considering, being that I'll have all wheels off, to add spacers. My delima is wheel security. Is there any alternative locks available to keep my wheels from ending up on some Honda Accord? Anything from McGard?

Locks for 10mm - 12.5mm spacers:
https://www.ecstuning.com/b-ecs-part...901ecs38b3~ec/

Locks for 15mm - 17.5mm spacers:
https://www.ecstuning.com/b-ecs-part...901ecs45b3~ec/

[SupersixM]

Originally Posted by classic_erik

Locks for 10mm - 12.5mm spacers:
https://www.ecstuning.com/b-ecs-part...901ecs38b3~ec/

Locks for 15mm - 17.5mm spacers:
https://www.ecstuning.com/b-ecs-part...901ecs45b3~ec/

Thanks alot. 👍🏼

[r33_RGSport]

Originally Posted by classic_erik

Locks for 10mm - 12.5mm spacers:
https://www.ecstuning.com/b-ecs-part...901ecs38b3~ec/

Locks for 15mm - 17.5mm spacers:
https://www.ecstuning.com/b-ecs-part...901ecs45b3~ec/

Good find.

[Breezer88]

With my 19" winters on it looks whimpy compared to my 599s. Do I need spacers? How hard are they to take off when I put my 599's back on?

[skoold2003]

Originally Posted by r33_RGSport

The rear flare is wider toward the end. That is why it looks not flush from the front but looks flush from the rear.
You can go 25mm in the rear, but I think that would not right from the front angle.

This is a really good point.. when I look at mine from the front I think that I need some spacers but from the back it's good. Should we base it off of the middle of the fender.. e.g. the weighted tape/string test?

[r33_RGSport]

Originally Posted by Breezer88

With my 19" winters on it looks whimpy compared to my 599s. Do I need spacers? How hard are they to take off when I put my 599's back on?

As long as you apply enough anti-seize, it should comes off easily.

Originally Posted by skoold2003

This is a really good point.. when I look at mine from the front I think that I need some spacers but from the back it's good. Should we base it off of the middle of the fender.. e.g. the weighted tape/string test?

Yea, I do the measurement to the middle.

[X5M50D]

Hi All,
I've been shopping around for new spacers and finally pulled the plug on a set of Eibach Pro spacers 15mm fronts and 25mm rears. Just a couple of questions if someone could help me please
1. The rear 25mm spacers come with bolts. You bolt the spacers on with the supplied bolts to the hubs and the alloys are fitted on with the existing wheel bolts? Are the existing bolts long enough. I'm assuming I don't need extendable new bolts?
2. The front 15mm spacers are not supplied with bolts. Therefore I have bought separately, extendable bolts 47mm long to allow the extra 15mm - have I bought the correct length?
Appreciate your comments guys.

[X5M50D]

Also just reading some of these threads again, I wonder if I have gone too aggressive with 25mm on the rear with my summer 21" OEM? I have 20" for my winter tyres.

[classic_erik]

Originally Posted by X5M50D

Hi All,
I've been shopping around for new spacers and finally pulled the plug on a set of Eibach Pro spacers 15mm fronts and 25mm rears. Just a couple of questions if someone could help me please
1. The rear 25mm spacers come with bolts. You bolt the spacers on with the supplied bolts to the hubs and the alloys are fitted on with the existing wheel bolts? Are the existing bolts long enough. I'm assuming I don't need extendable new bolts?
2. The front 15mm spacers are not supplied with bolts. Therefore I have bought separately, extendable bolts 47mm long to allow the extra 15mm - have I bought the correct length?
Appreciate your comments guys.

Stock bolts are 27mm, so when adding spacers you need to solve for the difference. E.g. 25mm spacers will require 52mm lugs.

[classic_erik]

Originally Posted by X5M50D

Also just reading some of these threads again, I wonder if I have gone too aggressive with 25mm on the rear with my summer 21" OEM? I have 20" for my winter tyres.

25mm are super aggressive and you will have a significant poke. When I had my 21s I went 15mm H&R on all 4 corners.

[DJKSG35i]

PM sent for quote on 5mm and 15mm 👍🏻